Syrians raise opposition flags bearing the emblem of the Syrian civil defence force (also known as the White Helmets) during a gathering in Anjara in the western countryside of Aleppo province commemorating injured members. AFP

An Iraqi man walks with his son through the Friday market which sells secondhand items of all types in the shrine city of Najaf. AFP

A Palestinian youth runs past a rolling burning tyre during clashes with Israeli forces following a demonstration after the weekly Friday prayers, in the centre of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron. AFP

A Palestinian protester stands by his national flag during a demonstration near the border with Israel, east of Gaza City. AFP

Barriers block the road leading to Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul. Saudi Arabia claims Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi died in a "fistfight", finally admitting that the writer had been slain at its diplomatic post. AP